There's a PR for it. Hopefully we get it on the next update.
this post was submitted on 18 Aug 2023
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Analogous to the existing community block functionality, users can also block instances. This means that all content from communities which are hosted there is hidden. Posts from users of blocked instances are still visible in other places.
Well that's disappointing.
Ugh - that's really frustrating especially since they must know this isn't what everyone actually wants. Let us have personal defederation - it would solve the whole defederation controversy in one stroke. There would no longer be any reason for instances to make such huge decisions on behalf of all it's users, and individuals can choose to disengage with toxic communities on their own
I get why you would want that, but I think that would end up causing other weird issues. Like what happens when someone from that instance is in the middle of a comment chain? Would it cut off the thread there, or would there just be a comment missing?
I'll take the simple solution over no solution.
Like what happens when someone from that instance is in the middle of a comment chain?
Presumably, the same thing that happens if you block that user individually.
Cool!
That's awesome! This is much needed.
Connect for lemmy let's you do thus as well. User, Community, or instance.
This is nice, but not quite the same. Blocks per app are useful, but it’s even nicer when you can have blocks per user. Like I want to block lemmynsfw.com on this account, but not on another account. Right now my solution is using 2 apps.
It's ok, you can say hexbear. They know they are annoying and everyone hates them.
Can you name these instances? For research purposes.
Will blocking an instance also block all their users?
I use connect, and any posts from a user in a blocked instance still pops up with a message saying what instance they're on and that it's blocked, but I can click on it to reveal the comment.
That's probably the most straightforward implementation of instance-wide blocking for users. I like it.
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On the contrary, I'm super glad to find out I can block the posts of a community without generalizing about the quality of its users.
Use UBo filter lists https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/1633853
Ah, I mostly view Lemmy through Jerboa, but thanks for the idea.